EASY ENGLISH NOTES

GOODBYE MR.CHIPS

Q.1. what did Chips say to the young Colley, the son of
the Colley whom
Chips punished first at Brookfield?Ans: chips said to him, `` Colley, your father was the first boy
I ever punished when I came here twenty-five years ago. He deserved it then and
you deserve it
now.
Q.2. Describe the atmosphere in the Hall when Chips took
his first class?Ans: There was a sudden silence when Mr. Chips entered the class
room. The wall clock was ticking behind him. There was smells of ink and
varnish. The red rays of the setting sun were coming in through the glass
windows. The sudden hush in the class room frightened Mr.Chips.He felt a bit
nervous.
Q.3. How did Mr.Wetherby advise Chips on the day of his
interview at Brookfield?Ans: He asked chips to give his zeal of youth to Brookfield and
it would give him something in return. He asked him not to allow anyone to play
tricks with him. He asked him to take up firm attitude to keep discipline.
Q.4. What was the name of Chips’ doctor and how often did
he visit Chips?Ans: The name of chips` doctor was Merivale.He called upon
chips every fortnight .
Q.5. For how much time did Chips work at Melbury
School and why did he not like it?Ans: Chips worked at Melbury school for a year. He did not like
it because he had been a bit tired and anxious there.
Q.6. How did Chips measure his time when he live at
Mrs.Wickett’s house? Ans: Chips measured his time by the signals of the past. He
lives his life according to the bells of Brookfield.
Q.7. What did Chips doctor say about Chips?Ans: the doctor said that he was fitter than he. He would not
get any horrible disease. He would die a natural death. He called chips a
matchless old boy.
Q.8. What did Chips do after the last bell of Brookfield
when he lived at Mrs.Wickett’s House?Ans: after the last bell of Brookfield, chips wound up the
clock, put the wire guard in front of the fire, turned out the gas and carried
a detective novel to
bed.
Q.9. How did the boys look when Chips took his first
class at Brookfield?Ans: the big hall was full of five hundred wicked boys. They
looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.10. what kind of fellow was Mrs. Wetherby?Ans: Wetherby was the headmaster of Brookfield in 1870.he was
ill then when chips joined it. He liked and respected chips. He was very
gentle and cooperative. He had vivid eyes.
Q.11. How did Chips enjoy sleep?Ans: Sleep came to him swiftly and peacefully. His days and
nights were equally full of dreaming.
Q.12. What mischief was made in the very first class of
Chips at Brookfield and who made?Ans: a boy dropped a desk lid. His name was colley.
Q.13. When was the structure of the building of
Brookfield rebuilt and extended? The main structure of the building of Brookfield was rebuilt and
extended, in the reign of the George
1.
Q.14. Was Chips an ambitious teacher?Ans: In his early twenties, he wanted to get a headship or a
senior mastership. It was after many repeated failures that he realized the
unfitness of his qualifications.
Q.15. When did Chips retire and what was presented to him
on the day of his retirement?Ans: chips was retired in 1913 at the age of sixty-five .at the
time of retirement, he was presented with a cheque, a writing desk and a clock.
Q.16. what was the social and academic status of Chips?Ans: Chips in social and academic sense was respectable; but he
was no more brilliant.
Q.17. what was Chips’ status at Brookfield at sixty?Ans: At sixty, he was Brookfield in his person. He was the guest
of honor at Old Brookfieldian dinners.
Q.18. How did Brookfield look?Ans: Brookfield lay behind a line of ancient elms. It looked
reddish brown. It consisted of a group of eighteenth century
building.
Q.19. what kind of people did Brookfield supply?Ans: it supplied judges, members of parliament, peers and
bishops, merchants, etc.
Q.20. Did Brookfield enjoys a good repute? Ans: There had been rise and fall in its luck. However, it
remained a good school of the second
rank.
Q.21. what kinds of books did Chips have in his room?Ans: The books were chiefly classical. There were a few books of
history and detective novels.
Q.22. How was Chips’ room decorated at Mrs.Wickett’s
house?Ans: His room was furnished simply and with school masterly
taste. There were a few bookshelves, a mantelpiece, easy- chairs and the some
pictures.
Q.23. what was the condition of Mrs.Wickett’s house?Ans: The house itself was ugly and affected but comfortable. It
was situated near Brookfield.
Q.24. with what did Chips serve the boys?Ans: He served the boys with walnut-cake tea. And crumpets,
soaked in butter.
Q.25. What did Chips tell Mrs.Wickett about Major Collingwood? Ans: He told her that once he had punished Collinwood for
climbing on to the gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the gutter. He might
have broken his neck.
Q.26.How did Chips feel in the company of women?Ans: Chips did not care for women. He never felt at ease with
them. He considered the new woman of the nineties such a monstrous creature
that filled him with horror.
Q.27. How did Katherine Bridges look?Ans: She had blue flashing eyes and freckled cheeks and smooth
straw- colored hair.
Q.28. What did Katherine think about women’s right?Ans: She believed that women ought to be admitted to the
universities. She even thought that they ought to have a vote.
Q.29. Why did Chips not like Bernard Shaw and Ibsen and
cycling?Ans: Chips was a conventional person. He did not like Bernard
Shaw Ibsen for there disturbing plays. He d id not like women taking up
bicycling because he was against the freedom of women.
Q.30. What did Chips see while climbing on Great Gable?Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, he saw a girl waving
excitedly from a dangerous-looking ledge.
Q.31. Why did Katherine begin to like Chips?Ans: She began to like Chips because he had gentle and quiet
manners. She liked his honest views though they were out-dated. She also liked
his brown charming, eyes.
Q.32. What was the profession of Katherine?Ans: She was a governess out of job but she had already saved a
little money.
Q.33. What were the political views of Katherine?Ans: In politics, she had radical views. She was impressed by
the people like Bernard Shaw and William Morris.
Q.35. Where and with whom did Chips go during the summer
vacation of 1896?Ans: He with his colleague Rowden went up to the Lake District.
Q.36.What did Katherine say to Chips on the night before
wedding?Ans: She said that she felt like a new by beginning his first
term with Chips. She asked if she should call him ‘Sir’ or ‘Mr. Chips’ would be
right. Then she said, “Good-Bye Mr. Chips”.
Q.37. What did Chips remember about the time he spent
with Katherine in Lake District?Ans: He remembered the evening strolls with her. He remembered
her cool voice and gay laughter. She had always been a happy person. They had
been so eager, planning a future together, but he had been a bit serious about
it, even a little awed.
Q.38. Where was Katherine married
from?Ans: She had no parents. She was married from the house of an
aunt in Ealing.
Q.39.Was Katherine pleased with Chips being a teacher?Ans: She enjoyed living among the boys. She was happy that Chips
was a teacher and not a lawyer or a broker or a dentist or a big businessman.
She liked teaching profession.
Q.40. What influence did Katherine Bridges exercise on
Chips?Ans: Katherine exerted a great influence upon Chips. She made
him a new man. She broadened his views and opinion. Before marriage, Chips was
a dry person. She made him affectionate and kind. His eyes gained sparkle. His
humour became mature. He became popular.
Q.41. Describe the quarrel between Ralston and Chips?Ans: One day, Ralston asked Chips to retire. He said that Chips’
methods of teaching were slack and old-fashioned. His habits were slovenly. He
disobeyed him. His pronunciation was wrong. He was slack and obstinate. Chips
flamed up to hear this. He refused to retire.
Q.42.Write a note on Chips’ humour?Ans: Chips had a keen a sense of humour. He amused people with
his little witty jokes. Every body waited for his new joke. His humour was
harmless.
Q.43. What was Chips performance as a teacher before
marriage?Ans: The teacher feel bore in teaching the same lesson for
years. So was the case with Chips before marriage. He worked well. He gave
service, satisfaction, and confidence, everything except inspiration.
Q.44. What kind of fellow was Mr. Chips before marriage?Ans: Before marriage, he had been a dry a natural sort of
person. He was liked in general in Brookfield but he had nothing to be popular
and loved.
Q.45. How much popular was Katherine in Brookfield?Ans: She was very popular with boys and masters alike. She won
Brookfield as she had won Chips.
Q.46. Was Katherine more intelligent than Chips?Ans: She was sharper than he. He could not reject her ideas even
when he disagreed to them.
Q.47. What changes did Katherine bring in Chips?Ans: She made him a new man. His eyes gained sparkle. His humor
became rich and mature, He began to feel strong. His discipline improved. He
became popular.
Q.48. Did Katherine always pleads Chips for
leniency?Ans: No, on rare occasions, she urged him on strictness when he
inclined to be forgiving. She asked him to punish the rude and arrogant type of
boys.
Q.49. What memories of Katherine haunted Chips?Ans: In his memory, he saw Katherine rushing along the stone
corridors, laughing at some mistake in the essay he checked, taking part in the
concerts, and tending him her good advice.
Q.50. Did Chips take a class on the day when his wife and
child died?Yes, he took his fourth form as usual after
call-over.
Q.51. What change did the death of his wife bring
in Chips?Ans: Just as marriage added something to his life, so did grief.
After the death of his wife, Chips became suddenly a kind of man whom the boys
classed as “old”.
Q.52. What was the April foolery Chips faced?Ans: On 1st April 1898, while he was staying at his desk,
someone said that there were letters for him. He opened them one by one. All
the letters contained a blank sheet of paper. He thought that it was strange.
Q.53. How did Katherine urge Chips to forgive the
students for their mistakes?Ans: She urged Chips to give them a chance. She asked him to
talk to them and they would be all right. She asked him to tell them that they
would be punished if they repeated the mistake.
Q.54. How did Ralston look?He was a young man of thirty-seven. He was glittering with
Firsts and Blues. He had a personality that could reduce the Big Hall to
silence by the mere lifting of an eyebrow.
Q.55. What duty was assigned to the boys of Brookfield
when the railway men were on strike?Ans: The railway men were on strike. The soldiers were driving
the engines. Stones were being thrown at trains. The boys of Brookfield were
asked to guard the railway line.
Q.56. When did Chips become the acting head of
Brookfield?Ans: Meldrum had succeeded Wetherby as Head and held the office
for thirty years. In 1900, He died suddenly from Pneumonia and Chips became the
Acting Head of Brookfield.
Q.57. Did Ralston knows Brookfield and its traditions?Ans: No, he knew neither Brookfield nor its traditions. He could
estimate neither the toughness of Brookfield’s tradition nor its readiness to
defend itself and its defenders.
Q.58. What sort of person was Ralston?Ans: He was ruthless, ambitious, energetic and a fine
power-transmitter.
Q.59. How did people come to know about the quarrel
between Ralston and Chips?Ans: A small boy, who was waiting outside to see Ralston, heard
the entire row between the two. He told his friends about it and the boys
conveyed the news to their parents. Soon the news spread around.
Q.60. What allegations did Ralston put on Chips? Ans: Ralston said that Chip’s methods of teaching were old and
lazy and his personal habits were slovenly. He blamed him that he ignored his
instructions, which was rank insubordination.
Q.61.What did Chips say in the farewell speech?Ans: In the speech, he made many little jokes. There were
several Latin quotations in it. There was also a reference to the Captain of
the School who had overstated Chip’s services.
Q.62. Who was the successor of Ralston and what kind of
man was he?Ans: Chatteris was the successor of Ralston. He was modern,
friendly and sympathetic. He wisely accepted Chips. Chips also liked him much.
Q.63. When / why did Ralston leave Brookfield?Ralston left Brookfield in 1911 to better himself. He was
offered the headship of one of the greater public
schools.
Q.64. What happened to Chips in 1913?Ans: In 1913, Chips had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly
the whole of the winter term. This made him decide to resign. Then he was sixty
five.
Q.65. What were the activities of Chips after his
retirement?Ans: He invited boys to tea, watched matches, dined with the
Head and the masters took on the preparation of the new edition of Brookfeldian
Directory, wrote articles and read newspaper and detective novels.
Q.66. When did Chips receive his farewell party?Ans: At the final end-of-term dinner, in July, 1913, he received
his farewell party. He also made speech there.
Q.67. Where did Chips go in 1913?Ans: In August, 1913, Chips went for a cure to Wiesbaden.
Q.68.How did Chips feel when Chatteris told him about his
problems and disease?Ans: Chips had not known anything about him. When he learnt that
Chatteris was ill with diabetes and over-worked, he was shocked because Chips
liked him.
Q.69.What did Chatteris read out on every Sunday night
during the war?Ans: On every Sunday night, after evening service, Chatteris
read out the names of the old boys who were killed in the was. He also told
their short biographies were a very moving sight.
Q.70. Write a brief note on Mr.Chatteris?Chatteris succeeded Ralston. He was a young man of thirty four.
He was suffering from diabetes. He had to work till midnight. He fell ill and
died in April, 1917.
Q.71. Write a brief note on Mr.Merivale?Ans: Mr. Metrical was Chip’s doctor. He visited Chips every
fortnight or so. He would often say that Chips was fitter than he. He called
Chips a remarkable old boy. He said that Chips had got no disease except old age.
He said that Chips would die a natural death.
Q.72. When / how did Chips perform as the head of
Brookfield?Ans: He worked as Head in 1917and 1918. He handled problems and
dealt with complaints and requests. He became very kind, gentle and confident.
He kept the sense of proportion.
Q.73. How did Chips feel when he rejoined Brookfield?Ans: He felt very fit. The actual work was not tiring him. He
felt very happy. For the first time in his life, he felt himself necessary to
Brookfield.
Q.74. What sort of jokes did chips make when he joined
Brookfield again during war?Ans: Besides his old jokes he also made new jokes about the
O.T.C. and the food rationing system and the anti-air-raid blinds that had to
be fitted on all the windows.
Q.75. What did doctor Merivale say about Chips health?Ans: The doctor said that Chips was fitter than he. He would not
get any horrible disease. He would die a natural death.
Q.76. Who was Mrs.Wickett?Ans: Mrs. Wickett was a kind lady. In the past, she had
been in charge of the linen-room at Brookfield.
Q.77. How did Katherine help Chips in the matters of
discipline? Ans: He was very rigid in maintaining discipline. Many times,
Katherine advised Chips in the matter of discipline. She urged his discipline
improved. He became popular with students. People began to love him.
Q.78. What were Chips’ feelings on the death of his wife?Ans: Katherine and her new-born child died on 1st April, 1898.
It was a deep shock for Chips. On the death of his wife Chips found himself to
be in a horrifying nightmare. He wished to die like her. He found himself to be
in a continuous trance. He was totally preoccupied.
Q.79. Why was Ralston against Chips?
Q.80. What was Chips’ reaction to Ralston’s allegations?Ans: He thought that Ralston was running the school like a
factory to turn out a snob-cultural based on money and machines. He thought
that Ralston was lessening the old good traditions.
Q.81. How did Chatteris die?Ans: He was suffering from diabetes. He had to work till
midnight. He fell ill and died in April, 1917.
Q.82. When did Chips think to getting retirement?Ans: In 1913, Chips had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly
the whole of the winter term. This made him decide to resign. Then he was sixty
five.
Q.83. How did Chips perform his duties during his second
Headship?Ans: He worked as Head in 1917 and 1918. He handled problems and
dealt with complaints and requests. He became very kind, gentle and confident.
He kept the sense of proportion.
Q.84. What were Chips’ outdoor activities during the last
years of his life?Ans: He invited boys to tea, watched matches, dined with the
Head and the masters, wrote articles and read newspaper and detective novels.
Q.85. What was Chips will?Ans: In 1930, Chips made his will. Expect for the legacies to
the mission and to Mrs. Wickett, he left all he had to found an open entrance
scholarship the School.
Q.86. What did Cartwright say about Chips children?
Q.87.How did Chips face his first class at Brookfield?Ans: The big hall was full of five hundred wicked boys. They
looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.88.What was the effect of Katherine’s death on Chips?Ans: On the death f his wife he found himself to be in a
horrifying nightmare. He wished to die like her. He found himself to be in a
continuous trance. He was totally preoccupied.
Q.89. Why did Ralston ask Chips to retire?Ans: In 1908, when Chips had just reached sixty, Ralston asked
him to retire. He said that Chips’ methods of reaching were old lazy and his
personal habits were slovenly.
Q.90. Who was Merivale?Ans: Mr. Merivale was Chips doctor. He visited Chips every
fortnight or so.
Q.91. Why did Chips join Brookfield again?Ans: Chatteris told him that the young masters had joined the
army. He had to take the classes till mid nights. He said that he could no
linger continue like that.
Q.92.What is the contribution of Brookfield school of
England?Ans: Brookfield served England in both peace and war. During
peace, it gave England judges, members of parliament, merchants, etc. During
the war, its grounds were used as a training camp for the soldiers.
Q.93.What is the most thrilling incident of the Novel?Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, Chips saw a girl on a
dangerous ledge. He thought that she was in trouble. He ran to help her. But he
slipped and wrenched his foot. The girl came to help him. During this period
they fell in love with each other and finally married. This is the most
important incident of the novel.
Q.94. Why was Sir John Rivers in favour of Chips?Ans:
Q.95. What changes did the marriage bring in Chips?Before marriage Chips was a dry person. After marriage, he
became affectionate Katherine broadened his views and opinions. His eyes gained
sparkle. His humour became rich and mature. His discipline improved. He became
popular. People began to love him.
Q.96. How did Chips come across Katherine Bridges?
Q.97. Why did students; teachers and parents turn against
Ralston?Ans: Ralston was not liked in Brookfield. He was feared and
respected. However, after the row with Chips, the dislike rose to the point
where it conquered fear and destroyed even respect.
Q.98.What is the most interesting incident of the Novel?Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, Chips saw a girl on a
dangerous ledge. He thought that she was in trouble. He ran to help her. But he
slipped and wrenched his foot. The girl came to help him. During this period
they fell in love with each other and finally married. This is the most
important incident of the novel.
Q.99. Describe Chips experience at Brookfield on the
first day?Ans: The big hall was full of five hundred boys. They looked
like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.100. Describe any two changes brought about by
Katherine in the life of Chips?Ans: She made him a new man. His eyes gained sparkle. His discipline
improved.